“There was apparently some level of confusion between our dispatchers and their dispatchers about what was being requested.”

— California Independent System Operator CEO Elliott Mainzer on a misunderstanding Tuesday that led Roseville-based electricity consortium Northern California Power Agency to call for rolling blackouts that weren’t needed at municipal utilities serving Alameda, Lodi, Santa Clara, Palo Alto, Healdsburg and Ukiah. 

Source: www.mercurynews.com